Toxic Academic Culture at Johns Hopkins University 

It’s worth it in the end knowing that you survived the rigorous trials of surviving at an elite institution. I graduated from UC Berkeley and the students feel the same way. Never bad to seek help or speak to someone if you are dealing with difficulty.

A provocative perspective on academics at Hopkins. There are some quibbles, one being the fact that only first year students were interviewed; rather than including upper level students, who for the most part have passed through the shock phase and upped their game to the unique Hopkins level. Still, the clear message that Hopkins academics are no joke is one that all applicants to that university should be exposed to, especially those who choose to attend Hopkins because they weren't accepted at HarvardPrincetonYale and assume that Hopkins is next up. Those unfortunates are like sheep led to the slaughter. No, Hopkins is in an entirely different category, with U of Chicago, Cal Tech and maybe MIT. Hopkins, like Chicago, is utterly, un-apologetically, serious. Bottom line for me: JHU was paradise.

...the issue they have is the work amount?...ya that's not toxic or cultural. It's just hard work.

Hi, Johns Hopkins Senior here. I'm also a pre-med mol cell major. The notion that Johns Hopkins has a cutthroat academic culture is simply not true. In my experience, people are very collaborative and most people have a good balance between school/extracurriculars/sleep/fun. Yes, Hopkins is challenging and you have to work hard to get good grades but that's true for every top school (except those that inflate grades). I don't think the opinions espoused by the students interviewed in this video are held by the majority of people at Hopkins. TLDR, I've had a great experience at Hopkins so far and have not felt the excessive stress or workload described in the video.

Why weren't Juniors or Seniors interviewed? Surely they would be more representative of the schooling practices. Probably because they didn't have time.

The course load while busy, was manageable. Comparable to junior year in HS with APs, SATs, and SAT IIs exams if you are smart and diligent to get in.

My high school is just like this. I come from a very competitive school where the average SAT score is something like a 1350. All of my friends have a 1550 or higher. It’s basically about who can do the most and keep the highest grades simultaneously. It definitely wasn’t to this extreme, but there is a very toxic environment surrounding academics similar to this.

John's Hopkins experimented on me and my brother as a child and put us in solitary confinement rooms without any furniture in them.

Work your ass off in college and in your 20s - you’ll be glad you did when you’re crushing it

I only know them from torturing barn owls.

Interesting take on preparing for a world that cares more about destinations than journeys. These 18 year old freshmen lack the perspective of their 30 year old selves. This experience is an investment in the future. And yes, I am a JHU graduate.

Sample size of 3, all freshmen. No JHU faculty or staff.

The Jergens bottle on the printer lol

Certainly Johns Hopkins was less a detriment to my mental health and well being than Vietnam. Times change.

Ugh...so what exactly did they expect from a school that has a rigorous focus on academic performance? The typical students who apply to JHU are the kind who want a high caliber education. What were they hoping for?

Just go to a less extreme school. Who goes to JHU or any other prestigious university and cries about the schedule?

I graduated from Hopkins in 1972, and my memory of it is well described here.

Boohoo JH is an elite school. The difficulties of which you complain are called, "standards."

Don't be fooled. I attended a state institution for undergrad and am currently in a private school for grad, and the work loads at both can be quite arduous. I'd rather focus on the research opportunities available for students, the generousness of financial aid and scholarship packages, and being in a geographic location that I will enjoy that has lots of choices for work and volunteerism, regardless of the tuition's name.

Go and get those A++'s! It will be worth it in the end. *The end*

They need to fire sherita hill asap.

We solve a lot of jealousy problems with free tuition? #johnhopkins 🙏 honesty #fbi #Cai

Maybe people who aren't smart enough shouldn't go to such rigorous schools...

That's what they signed up for.

Nice first attempt at producing a biased newsflash

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Please investigate the interest of onion water with the treatment of urticaria.

They should be shut down.

Sheesh

overexaggerated